Masters

Poem Title: Pink Trim

Inspired by “Pink Trim” by David Masters

pink satin sheets
pulled up
tucked in
folded
over a flannel covered
1930s box frame
just a piece of a first world luxury
hung on a wall
here
a mismatched set of textures
as confused as a Lake Erie season
just a corner on which to rest my head
and listen to the stories
that echo through the walls, through time
when first married
they had no blankets
my grandparents
so young
so poor
starting together after the war
had only their coats
in the days that followed
the factory on strike
the rent due
and a newly discovered little one on the way
their one suitcase packed
following the road from Canton to Cleveland
gazing now at the warmth of thickly spun cotton
with a cool satin silk spun sheet
I wonder if the springs creek
upon the wall
what stories are left to tell
what textures against our skin
will remind our next of kin
of us

Artist: David Masters
To learn more about David Masters and his work, visit davidmastersart.com. Image used with permission from the artist.